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Paul McAuliffe

Fianna Fáil Dublin North-West TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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727
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
55,836
words spoken in the chamber
Across 283 contributions
441
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
175
topics asked about
Across 20 departments

From the Dáil chamber only: committee meetings are not in this archive.

What they ask about

The subject headings the Oireachtas filed their questions under.

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Month by month

Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.

Questions asked 727 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 283 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 4
January 2025 37 20
February 2025 50 17
March 2025 27 6
April 2025 30 14
May 2025 42 12
June 2025 39 24
July 2025 93 19
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 15 4
October 2025 15 12
November 2025 39 12
December 2025 21 15
January 2026 27 12
February 2026 33 8
March 2026 30 1
April 2026 50 14
May 2026 40 20
June 2026 63 25
July 2026 25 8
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 31 13
October 2026 20 23

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 190 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.

Asked about similar topics

Worked out by computer from the subject headings of each TD's questions, giving more weight to headings few TDs use. It shows shared subjects, not shared views.

Party, constituency and offices

  1. constituency Dublin North-West 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Fianna Fáil 29 November 2024 to now
Paul McAuliffe Written 16 Apr 2026 · to Public Expenditure
71. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the cost to date for the Government Digital Wallet project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27466/26]
Paul McAuliffe Written 16 Apr 2026 · to Climate
117. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline the current progress on the Government strategy to develop offshore wind energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27458/26]
Paul McAuliffe Written 16 Apr 2026 · to Climate
121. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment in the context of the ongoing situation in the Middle East, if he or his Department has given further consideration to implementing a comprehensive strategy for the utilisation of surplus renewable energy to help reduce energy poverty, as in the Energy Poverty Reduction (Use of Surplus Renewable Energy) Bill 2025; and if he will mak…
Paul McAuliffe Oral 15 Apr 2026 · to Taoiseach
15. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on justice, migration and social affairs will next meet. [14274/26]
Paul McAuliffe Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Education
1345. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criteria used for categorising DEIS plus schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25019/26]
Paul McAuliffe Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Housing
1621. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage given that a housing form/application is required to request a long-term residential place for an adult with an intellectual disability, the number of people in this category; the number of people on such a list in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27143/26]
Paul McAuliffe Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Social
1908. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection the funding mechanisms available to an organisation (details supplied) through his Department; if there are sustainable funding options available for the organisation through his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25600/26]
Paul McAuliffe Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Justice
1963. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the role that a service (details supplied) has in processing visa applications in the Irish Embassy in India; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23905/26]
Paul McAuliffe Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2343. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on increasing respite for the parents of a person (details supplied) with a view securing a residential placement following a transition period. [23674/26]
Paul McAuliffe Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2551. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the transport cost coverage options available for the parents of a child (details supplied). [26189/26]
Paul McAuliffe Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2552. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the future of care options available to a person (details supplied). [26190/26]
Paul McAuliffe Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2581. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of the number of adults with intellectual disabilities’ that will require residential care as a result of their parents, who currently act as their carers, no longer being able to care for them within the next five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27135/26]
Paul McAuliffe Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2582. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of residential places that are available at present for adults with intellectual disabilities who are in need full time care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27136/26]
Paul McAuliffe Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2583. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the way in which care is currently provided, including the services available for aging adults with an intellectual disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27137/26]
Paul McAuliffe Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2584. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a current list of the organisations through her Department that provide care to adults with intellectual disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27138/26]
Paul McAuliffe Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2585. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she or her Department plan to increase the number of residential places available over next five years for adults with an intellectual disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27139/26]
Paul McAuliffe Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2586. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department funds any organisation or provide direct advice for ageing parents of children with intellectual disabilities about the availability of fulltime placement and care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27140/26]
Paul McAuliffe Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2587. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the way in which her Department allocates residential places for adults with an intellectual disability; if the current geographic location of a person is given express consideration when a place is allocated; if her Department or agencies within give consideration to keep people within their own familial area; and if she will make a…
Paul McAuliffe Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2588. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason the process currently exists whereby adults with an intellectual disability who wish to seek full time residential care or placement are required to submit a housing application to a local authority when the local authority does not provide full-time residential care for such adults; and if she will make a statement on the…
Paul McAuliffe Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2589. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps in place or available to a parent of a child with an intellectual disability to provide emergency residential care following illness or death; if the familial or geographic location of an individual is considered in this regard for the purposes of maintaining a structured routine; and if she will make a statement on the mat…
Paul McAuliffe Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2590. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps her Department is taking to ensure there is future planning for the care of adults with an intellectual disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27145/26]
Paul McAuliffe Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2591. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if there is cross-departmental co-ordination between her Department and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage for the long-term planning of residential places for adults with an intellectual disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27146/26]
Paul McAuliffe Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2592. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has assessed the way in which the policy of de-congregation has been applied for residential care where adults with an intellectual disability may benefit from being in a communal setting as opposed to being isolated in an apartment or other place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27147/26]
Paul McAuliffe Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2593. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the person or body that determines the allocation of registered residential places, nationally; in Dublin north-west; the way in which is the assessment determined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27148/26]
Paul McAuliffe Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2594. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people allocated to the disability services integrated health area Dublin north city and west (IHA DNCW) section; and the number of cases each person undertakes within a year. [27149/26]